Photos by Ashley ChavezDarren Chapman has been waiting to move into housing since 2015. He sleeps in his car every night. Chapman relies on food stamps and disability checks to get through each month. He showers in a hotel room the few times he can afford one. His Jack Russell Terrier, Daizy Ma, is well-fed and well-loved. This is Chapman’s life, and he said he does what … [Read more...] about Malibu Reinstates Dinners for the Homeless
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Firefighters Reflect on the Woolsey Fire
Photos by Dani Masten Thousands of firefighters battled the Woolsey Fire last November while they also faced personal loss and destruction from the flames. The Woolsey Fire started Nov. 8. Four people died and 1,600 homes burned in the fire. In Malibu, 670 structures were lost. To fight Woolsey, firefighters worked around-the-clock. Jeremy Collings, who works for the Los … [Read more...] about Firefighters Reflect on the Woolsey Fire
Blue Bottle Coffee, Howdy’s Restaurant, D’Amore’s Restaurant Among Businesses to Open Inside Whole Foods Center
The still-under-contruction Whole Foods is 87 percent leased and projected to open at the end of April or the beginning of May 2019, developer Steve Soboroff announced last week at a mixer for the Malibu Chamber of Commerce, according to the Malibu Times. Whole Foods is a central part of a larger development project known as the Park Shopping Center. The center will sit at … [Read more...] about Blue Bottle Coffee, Howdy’s Restaurant, D’Amore’s Restaurant Among Businesses to Open Inside Whole Foods Center
Appreciate Your Surroundings
Sometimes I forget the beach exists. I’m so caught up in running from my internship to my classes to my job to club meetings to Payson that I never look up to recognize the beauty around me. I never slow down for a second to just remind myself how lucky I am to go to school somewhere as beautiful as Malibu. I, like many other students, often fall into the trap of filling … [Read more...] about Appreciate Your Surroundings
Meet The Malibu Residents Who Stayed to Fight Woolsey Fire
Photo courtesy of Thomas Ryan Malibu residents spent sleepless, anxiety-ridden nights fighting the Woolsey Fire after refusing to evacuate. As the Woolsey Fire approached Malibu on Nov. 9, residents debated whether to stay and protect their homes or to follow evacuation orders. A mandatory evacuation order was issued at 7 a.m., for Malibu but people stayed to protect their … [Read more...] about Meet The Malibu Residents Who Stayed to Fight Woolsey Fire